Alex Casti wrote:
> I'm now using lyx-1.2.0 on a Redhat Linux 7.1 machine.
>
> -----------------
> (1) Caption Question
> -----------------
> In older versions, insertion of a figure float automatically
> included a caption. Not so in the new version. To put in
> a caption, I now include in the figure float environment
> a LATEX-mode box like
At the bottom of the menu at the top left corner (where you selcet all
enviroments such as standard, chapter, itemize...), there is a caption
environment.
I agree that the previous method was more convenient.
>
> \caption{caption text}
>
> My question: how do I insert math formulas within the caption without
> having to bang out all the raw latex? That is, I want the WYSIWYG
> feature within the caption, but the LATEX enviornment
> doesn't seem to allow it.
It is possible to combine raw latex and lyx. I simply split the latex
code into two environments between which I use regular code (see
attached file). I find this usefull in other instances as well.
I hope this helps,
Amir.
#LyX 1.2 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
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\use_amsmath 0
\use_natbib 0
\use_numerical_citations 0
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\tocdepth 3
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\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1
filename figure.eps
BoundingBox 0 0 291bp 180bp
display default
size_type 0
rotateOrigin center
lyxsize_type 0
\end_inset
\layout Caption
Caption enviroment from the menu
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\layout Standard
\begin_inset Float figure
placement htbp
wide false
collapsed false
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1
filename figure.eps
BoundingBox 0 0 291bp 180bp
display default
size_type 0
rotateOrigin center
lyxsize_type 0
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\layout Standard
\align center
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
caption{A caption using ERT, an equation:
\end_inset
\begin_inset Formula $1+1\neq 3,$
\end_inset
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
and then some more text}
\end_inset
\end_inset
\the_end
